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  4. Why no UHF NOAA channels?

    in General Discussion

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    6 minutes ago, WSAA635 said:

    WHY something as important as NOAA doesn't have at least a couple UHF channels

    Because they know that for something as important as NOAA people will purchase the correct radios to receive them.

    And, what if they DO start transmitting on UHF? - then someone will want them to transit on HF, because their HF radio can't receive them.. Then someone will want them to transmit on commercial FM, becuase their car radio can't receive them. Then someone will want them to transmit on CB, because their CB radio cant receive them.  Then someone will want them to transmit on 1.2Ghz because their cellphone cant receive them.

    The more i think about it, the dumber this question gets.

  9. New GRMS Repeater Site

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    1 hour ago, WRKC935 said:

    Don't be a dick because I know more than you. Quick scanning Grinder, do some research and learn stuff.  Then maybe you will know as much as I do.... but  I doubt it.

    You're the one doing GMRS video's.  How about you explain it detail what I was talking about in my post?  I mean that was a really watered down version of how that all works.  You could go into the weeds about how path loss is actually effected by different environments, the amount of expected per city block and how the calculations are done and averaged in a 360 degree plot for a distance specified by the user.  You could explain the time  it takes depending on the granularity of the mapping.  How it's normally only done in 5 or 10 degree increments but can be done in finer increments at the cost of processing time.  That a 10 degree map is averaged and can miss certain things that might block a signal that will show as good on a map.  How the maps that are used for a reference are really important to be up to date so that they will indicate those area's that will have the signal blocked.

    You could go into what HAAT (height above average terrain) is and how it effects things.  How the same maps are used for those calculations.  The 6dB realized gain that you get every time you double your antenna height and how radio stations ERP is actually calculated using that information.  There is a LOT that can be discussed with UHF coverage.  Could talk about multipath fading and why moving less than a foot in some instances can get a poor signal full quieting.  Lot's of things to cover. 

    But I know Grinder is waiting for you.  SO you go boy. 

    Geezus.... Thank you for proving that the people we make fun of actually do exist.

    But don't worry, because we are all VERY impressed with how smart you think you are!

  10. Got My New MXT500 - Not Impressed

    in Equipment Reviews

    Posted

    As someone that has recommended a few radios to a few people in my day, i have, and still do recommend Midlands to "regular people" that just need simple vehicle to vehicle comms; ie; The Jeep Crowd.

    Radio Dorks and latent hams will require something with more bells and whistles, but MANY normal people are more than satisfied with the simplicity and performance of the Midland mobiles. 

    Choose the radio with the features that are right for you, and ignore the online "experts" that look down on you for not being the same kind of socially reet-ard-ed know-it-alls that they are - it's difficult, becuase there are a lot of them right here in this forum.. Even in this thread..

  12. Anyone have any trouble with using 2 KG1000G GMRS as repeaters? Can get mine to work

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    1 minute ago, WRYZ926 said:

    There are plenty of members here that have made a repeater using two KG-1000G radios. Most, if not all, of them have since went to using an actual purpose built repeater. The reason for this is that the KG-1000G does not have sufficient duty cycle rates for use as a repeater. An actually repeater will have a 100% duty cycle and will hold up to constant use.

    I made a repeater using to KG-1000Gs and I never had an issue with duty cycle, even when our entire group was banging away at it for days at a time.  I DID however run into the issue of desense which was limiting the range of the setup - I was getting 25+ miles, but why my geography I should have been getting a lot more fars.

    As Mr @WRYZ926 said, I too upgraded to a purpose-built repeater and with LESS power out, i get 2x+ more fars.

  17. Desert Rat

    in Guest Forum

    Posted

    That Joshua Tree repeater has great range - i was hitting it last weekend from out around Desert Center and toward Blythe.

    The Palm Springs Tram repeater also has great coverage and the Mesa Crest repeater has great High-Desert and Inland Empire coverage.

  18. Nagoya 72g ground plane

    in Technical Discussion

    Posted

    I have one mounted on a cookie-sheet in the window.  You only need a few inches of metal around the base, and it doesn't even need to be solid-metal, it can be strips. There is also an inexpensive ground-plane mount you can by that will do the job, but i dont think the hand-railing alone will do the job unless it's at least 6-10 inches wide.

    My 72G on the cookie-sheet works fine - it has an SWR below 2 and I can hit repeaters 70 miles away and talk on simplex with HT's ~20 miles away.. YMMV based on terrain.

  20. Nube to GMRS. Radio Info requested

    in Guest Forum

    Posted

    The best and most important functions to have on a radio are the ones that are most important to you and allow you to do whatever you want to do with your radio. In other words, only you can answer that question.

    That said, by far, THE single most important feature to have on a radio is the Roger Beep - because without it you will never be able to draw-out all the Sad-H.A.M.s and laugh at them when they start crying about hearing your Roger Beep.

  25. Roger beep settings

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    16 minutes ago, WSAY435 said:

    It's a two tone beep that I hear when I stop transmitting and I have another radio to monitor my transmission and it definitely is transmitting the tones.

    Ok.. 
    Mine did not do that..
    It's not in the user-manual because this radio does not have a Roger Beep..

    So yours must be defective.  What did BTech Support have to say?

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